Introduction : People, archaeology and museums -- I. The contemporary context. 1. Origins : museums and collections to 960 -- 2. Developments between 1960 and 1990 -- 3. Archaeology, museums and the law -- 4. Ethics and politics -- II. Curating the archive. 5. The formation of the museum archive -- 6. Approaches to storage -- 7. Issues in conservation -- 8. Documentation and research -- III. Museums, the public and the past. 9. Our public -- 10. Exhibiting archaeology -- 11. Open-air sites -- 12. Reaching out into the community -- 13. Futures : AD 2000 and beyond